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        <h3><span>what is this site?</span></h3>
        <p class="p1"><span>This site is an attempt to centralise reference material for the novel Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It is currently a work in progress that is updated whenever I have time. It is also currently far from complete and, as it is highly automated, features such as the character count are currently incorrect.</span></p>
        <p class="p1"><span>To get started, simply click on one of the links over to the right hand side of the site.</span></p>
        
        <h3><span>how are page numbers handled?</span></h3>

        <p class="p1"><span>This site uses the same system as <a href="http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/gravity/" title="Hyperarts Pynchon Site">Tim Ware's page</a>: "The page numbers refer to the original Viking editions (1973), paperback and hardback, and to the Penguin edition (1987). To get the Bantam edition (1974) page numbers, multiply the page numbers by 1.15 for the first third of the book, 1.16 for the second third, and 1.17 for the last third. This is approximate but should work."</span></p>


        <h3><span>who do I contact about this site?</span></h3>
        <p class="p1"><span>Send an email to <a href="mailto:waste@pynchon.net" title="waste@pynchon.net">waste@pynchon.net</a> with any concerns.</span></p>
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